Hostrop, Richard W., Leeona S. Hostrop, and John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage: Simulations Based on John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize Book (Etc. Simulation, No. 4), Etc. Publications, 1995.

This book contains exercises and reenactments to help students better understand the events of Kennedy's Profiles in Courage. From the Louisiana Purchase to the New Deal, students delve into controversial decisions and issues of American history.

James, Marquis, The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston, University of Texas Press, 1988.

Nobel Prize-winning author James delves into the life of Sam Houston in an effort to explore his early life and how it affected his actions as a major figure in Texas and United States history. This book won the 1930 Pulitzer Prize for biography.

Mayes, Edward, Lucius Q. C. Lamar: His Life, Times, and Speeches, 1825-1893, AMS Press, 1974.

In this lengthy book, Mayes provides a general overview of Lamar's background and...